Battery prices are falling
Published in News
Monday, 21 December 2020 12:05

Battery prices are falling


$137 per kWh

The average cost of a lithium-ion battery pack fell to $137 per kWh in 2020, according to a new industry survey from BloombergNEF.

Samsung brings back removable battery
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 10 January 2020 11:17

Samsung brings back removable battery


Or did it?

Samsung's "Galaxy XCover Pro" rugged smartphone includes a feature that all but disappeared from the market: a removable battery.

Battery design charges an electric car in 10 Minutes
Published in Transportation


Heats it up

A new lithium-ion battery design makes it possible for electric vehicle drivers to charge their cars and drive off in ten minutes, according to a new study.

New battery can go a million miles
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 10:19

New battery can go a million miles


Proclaimers say they would rather walk, thanks

A team of battery researchers from Halifax, Nova Scotia's Dalhousie University believes it has come up with a recipe that can make electric car batteries last for a million miles.

Apple stinging customers on battery repairs
Published in Mobiles


You think we made these profits by being good to customers?

BBC’s flagship consumer show Watchdog has blasted Apple for refusing to cheaply replace iPhone batteries without conducting additional, costly, repairs first.

Ancient mines might energise the battery market
Published in News


Tin mines now viable again

Britain's long abandoned tin mines might be reactivated as the global electric car revolution pushes demand for tin.

Apple’s crisis has revealed more user assault and battery
Published in Mobiles


One of the reasons why Apple is a closed company


Apple’s decision to allow an app to show battery life on its iPhones might stave off class suits but has revealed another reason for the company’s secret nature.

iPhone battery biting is apparently a thing
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 24 January 2018 11:56

iPhone battery biting is apparently a thing


More proof that Apple fanboys are removing themselves from the gene pool

Just because Apple charges you more than an iPhone’s weight in gold does not mean you should bite it to prove it is valuable.

Apple magnanimously permits users to stop throttling themselves
Published in Mobiles


Lawsuits will do that

The fruity cargo cult Apple is set to pull the plug on secret battery saving technology which degraded the performance of the phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has battery problem
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 28 December 2017 11:01

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has battery problem


Tame Apple Press claims it is just copying Apple again

While the iPhone has been suffering from battery problems, thanks mostly to Jobs' Mob's throttling of users for their own good, the Tame Apple Press has been focusing on the rival Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which appears to have problems of its own.